HistoryExtra podcast
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The HistoryExtra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. HistoryExtra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll hear deep dives into the lives of famous historical figures like Cleopatra, Anne Boleyn and Winston Churchill, and explorations of intriguing events from the...
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Recent episodes
- The forgotten slave traders who shaped Britain
- What is ‘Europe’, anyway?
- Christianity, conflict and catastrophe: the life of CS Lewis
- Was Napoleon III the world's first populist leader?
- The Bayeux Tapestry blockbuster at the British Museum
- The secrets of our DNA
- What's it like to live in a royal palace?
- Roman kings: myth, memory and the making of power
- Philip Augustus: the Plantagenets’ greatest rival
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: life of the week